justiciary

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Synonyms: justiciar, justiciars, judiciary, justicar, justicial, justicia

Antonyms: justiciar, justiciars, judiciary, justicar, justicial, justicia

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Scotland|countable|chiefly|_|historical}} A [[judgeship]]: a [[judge]]'s [[jurisdiction]], [[power]], or [[office]].
2. {{lb|en|originally|_|Scotland|uncountable}} The [[judiciary]]: a [[collective]] [[term]] for the [[court]] [[system]] or the [[body]] of [[judge]]s, [[justice]]s etc.
3. {{lb|en|historical}} [[one|One]] who [[administer]]s [[justice]], ''[[particularly]]:''
4. {{lb|en|Christian|theology}} A [[believer]] in the [[doctrine]] (or [[heresy]]) that [[adherence]] to [[religious]] [[law]] [[redeem]]s [[mankind]] before [[God]].

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|Christian|theology|obsolete}} Of or [[relating]] to [[justification]] or [[redemption]] before [[God]].
2. {{lb|en|Christian|theology|obsolete}} Of or [[relating]] to the [[doctrine]] (or [[heresy]]) that [[adherence]] to [[religious]] [[law]] [[redeem]]s [[mankind]] before [[God]].
3. [[judicial|Judicial]]: of or [[relating]] to the [[administration]] of [[justice]], [[judge]]s, or [[judgeship]]s.
4. Of or [[relating]] to the [[High Court of Justiciary]].
5. Of or [[relating]] to a [[circuit court]] [[held]] by one of the [[judge]]s of the [[High Court of Justiciary]].

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